A person armed with a shotgun blasted one other man within the highest in front of afraid Christmas customers earlier than fleeing on a bicycle, order witnesses.
Retailers shut their doors and bystanders scattered after the gunman opened fire in a busy living at lunchtime.
Armed police rushed to the scene and came all the procedure in which throughout the wounded man in his 20s and a bus driver who was also injured.
Unnerved witnesses acknowledged the suspect was seen moments later hanging the gun into his jacket earlier than riding off on a motorbike.
They described hearing a « big bang » earlier than seeing the injured man on the bottom and other folks operating, the Liverpool Echo experiences.
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(Image: Liverpool Echo)
Armed police rushed to the living of Eastbank Motorway in Southport city centre, Merseyside, at around 12.30pm.
The wounded man suffered a non existence-threatening head damage, while the bus driver suffered a minor damage.
An worker at Harpers Chip Store acknowledged: “The avenue is cordoned off. There has been a shooting. I am not particular the set up it is precisely nonetheless I heard a big bang. I understanding any individual’s tyres had blown out.
« Then I noticed any individual operating down the avenue, I the truth is bear never seen any individual flee so quickly. It’s horrendous. We’re having to discontinuance now.”
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A commercial owner acknowledged he heard a bang and came to the front door of his shop to peek a person going previous.
He acknowledged: “He walked previous pushing this bike and was hanging a gun into his jacket and then he got on the bike and rode away. I am closing the shop now – all the avenue is sealed off and no-one can receive in or out.”
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(Image: Liverpool Echo)
One more concept acknowledged: “I walked out of Primark and the 2nd I stepped outdoors I heard it, it was outdoors Thorntons.
« Frightening stuff, I factual rushed the younger other folks away and abet house. The fellow who got shot was sitting up and acutely aware so fingers-crossed he’s enough.”
A police assertion acknowledged: « We are in a position to substantiate that emergency products and providers are in attendance after experiences of a shooting within the Southport living this day.
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« At around 12.30pm, a name was got of a gunshot within the living of Eastbank Motorway. Armed officers attended and a person in his 20s was came all the procedure in which through with a non existence-threatening head damage and may be taken to smartly being facility.
« A bus driver was also came all the procedure in which through with a minor damage and may be taken to smartly being facility.
« Enquiries are ongoing on the scene to attach the stammer cases and a avenue closure is currently in situation on Eastbank Motorway from Kings Motorway to Lord Motorway. »
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Chief Inspector Paul Sutcliffe added: “I are searching for to enchantment to any witnesses to this incident to achieve forward.
“To fireside any weapon in a busy avenue today of the day is extraordinarily reckless and there will had been many other folks within the living, some of whom will also simply bear seen the incident or any individual operating off, or bear dashcam or CCTV footage to aid.
“We’re certain to receive the person to blame and bring them to justice and I are searching for to reassure other folks that there are in depth enquiries ongoing to attach the cases.”
Somebody with recordsdata is asked to contact officers on the gun crime hotline on 0800 230 0600 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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